Compromised Gut Microbiota Networks in Children With Anti-Islet Cell Autoimmunity

Endesfelder, David; zu Castell, Wolfgang; Ardissone, Alexandria; G. Davis-Richardson, Austin; Achenbach, Peter; Hagen, Michael; Pflueger, Maren; A. Gano, Kelsey; R. Fagen, Jennie; C. Drew, Jennifer; T. Brown, Christopher; Kolaczkowski, Bryan; Atkinson, Mark; Schatz, Desmond; Bonifacio, Ezio; W. Triplett, Eric; Ziegler, Anette-G.

doi:10.2337/db13-1676

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Compromised Gut Microbiota Networks in Children With Anti-Islet Cell Autoimmunity

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Authors:

David Endesfelder

Wolfgang zu Castell

Alexandria Ardissone

Abstract

The gut microbiome is suggested to play a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders such as type 1 diabetes. Evidence of anti-islet cell autoimmunity in type 1 diabetes appears in the first years of life; however, little is known regarding the establishment of the gut microbiome in early infa...

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